In p>162, the may flower ship arrived in America full of persecuted English Puritans. In that winter, many people were hungry and cold, and died of illness. With the help of Indians, new immigrants learned to hunt, grow corn and pumpkins, and ushered in a bumper harvest in the coming year. On the day of celebrating the harvest, new immigrants from Europe invited Indians to come and thank God for their gifts. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States and Canada, to thank God for the blessing of a bumper harvest.

The origin of Thanksgiving Day in the United States

In the United States, since 1941, Thanksgiving Day has been scheduled on the fourth Thursday of November every year, and there will be two days off from this day, which is usually considered as the official start of the Christmas shopping season. Thanksgiving in Canada began in 1879 and is scheduled for the second Monday of October every year, which is the same as Columbus Day in the United States. United Nations Headquarters is closed on Thanksgiving Day. The origin of American Thanksgiving Day

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The fourth Thursday of November in Gregorian calendar is Thanksgiving Day. It is a festival in the United States and Canada, which was initiated by the American people. The original intention is to thank God for the good harvest and the Indians for their help. It is a traditional western festival, a festival initiated by the American people, and a festival for Americans to get together.

At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was decided temporarily by American states. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day", and the Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.